Do you have a BUG handy while you're cleaning your primary?

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You are in the basement, or garage, or wherever, cleaning your primary gun. The springs are out, the mags are soaking etc. It's ...

Do you have a BUG handy while you're cleaning your primary?

What if?

You are in the basement, or garage, or wherever, cleaning your primary gun. The springs are out, the mags are soaking etc. It's completely useless at the moment, when the SHTF. You hear noises or a break-in, or a commotion outside.

Do you have a BUG immediately available in case of emergency? Or is it in another room? Do you purposely keep a BUG handy while you're cleaning the primary? Maybe you have other defensive capabilities in the interim; a knife, pepper spray, a dog, etc?

I'd be interested to know if this is something you guys and gals have thought about.

I always carry a knife and I have two labs that will alert me to anyone coming near our home. I don't pull out another gun for the sole purpose of backup while cleaning my primary but I often have a second or third gun handy. I often shoot more than one gun when going to the range so it just works out that way.

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